Kalimantan (Borneo)Capital: Samarinda
Traditional Recipes from East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan has Kutai and Banjar dishes: nasi bekepor, gence ruan and the fresh sambal raja.
East Kalimantan
Gence Ruan (Fried Snakehead Fish with Fresh Sambal)
Gence Ruan
Fried snakehead fish (ruan) topped with gence, a raw sambal of chilli, shallots, tomato and lime. A Kutai dish.
East KalimantanNasi Bekepor (Kutai Rice with Salted Fish)
Nasi Bekepor
Rice from Kutai Kartanegara cooked in a small pot (kenceng) with salted fish, lemongrass and bay leaves, stirred (dikepor) until done.
East KalimantanSambal Raja (King's Sambal with Vegetables)
Sambal Raja
Called 'king' because it is the most complete: tomato chilli sambal with eggplant, long beans, egg, tofu, tempeh and petai beans. From Kutai Kartanegara.